The Nomadic Peoples of Howlingen is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Vladimir Renskestervic with a fair hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, ban on automobiles, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 19.985 billion Howlings enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wolvibulutsk. The average income tax rate is 41.4%.

The strong Howling economy, worth a remarkable 1,337 trillion woofs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 66,934 woofs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead, many junior high school teachers minor in midwifery, and the government is a law unto itself. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Howlingen's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the Eastern-Orthodox Church.

Howlingen is ranked 287,003^rd in the world and 131^st in New Europe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 36.36 law-abiding acts per hour.